Blastobasis glandulella
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| Blastobasis glandulella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Blastobasidae |
| Genus: | Blastobasis |
| Species: | B. glandulella |
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| Blastobasis glandulella (Riley, 1871) | |
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The moth species Blastobasis glandulella belongs to the Blastobasidae family. It is found in the eastern United States and southern Ontario. It has also been recorded in California.[1]
It is commonly known as "Acorn Moth", but this can also refer to the tortrix moth Cydia splendana from Europe.
The wingspan is 15-25 mm. Adults have gray to grayish-brown forewings with a pale diffuse line bordered distally by dark band. There is also a black median dot and two black reniform dots, which form a triangle. The terminal line is composed of dark dots. The hindwings are shiny gray with dark veins and a fringe of long hair-like scales. They are on wing from April to September.
The larvae feed inside acorns and chestnuts.
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